Regular Member HortonC Posted September 19, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted September 19, 2022 (edited) Hello, so I had my HT done 3 weeks ago. I'm a bit worried about my donor because it looks really patchy. Could it be that it's overharvested or is 3 weeks is too early to tell and it will grow out more? Edited September 19, 2022 by HortonC picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valued Contributor Gatsby Posted September 19, 2022 Valued Contributor Share Posted September 19, 2022 Do you a picture post op? Who was the surgeon? 1 GATSBY 'UNPLUGGED!' 15,671 (3 surgeries) Grafts FUE+BHT Dr. Sethi Eugenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Ryan Daniel Posted September 19, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted September 19, 2022 As our friend Adrian has said, post op pictures would say a lot However, from my own experience it is normal. I had serious shock loss in the donor area in the first month of procedure. It is usually expected when having 2500+ extractions On the other hand, it would be a problem if your donor looked like this at 6 months to a year Otherwise... hang in there 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member HortonC Posted September 19, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 19, 2022 28 minutes ago, Gatsby said: Do you a picture post op? Who was the surgeon? 2 minutes ago, Ryan Daniel said: As our friend Adrian has said, post op pictures would say a lot However, from my own experience it is normal. I had serious shock loss in the donor area in the first month of procedure. It is usually expected when having 2500+ extractions On the other hand, it would be a problem if your donor looked like this at 6 months to a year Otherwise... hang in there Yes. This is the day after the HT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Ryan Daniel Posted September 19, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted September 19, 2022 5 hours ago, HortonC said: Yes. This is the day after the HT. Thanks for sharing. WOW. That's a lot of extractions but it seems symmetrical rather than all taken from a same spot. Looks like somewhere between 3000 and 4000? kindly confirm Now im hoping that it's just shock loss, which is guaranteed with so many extractions. Please update again next month by replying to this comment so i can remember you Good luck 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member baldbandito Posted September 19, 2022 Regular Member Share Posted September 19, 2022 3 weeks is too early to tell. Be patient and stay calm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member HortonC Posted September 20, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 20, 2022 11 hours ago, Ryan Daniel said: Thanks for sharing. WOW. That's a lot of extractions but it seems symmetrical rather than all taken from a same spot. Looks like somewhere between 3000 and 4000? kindly confirm Now im hoping that it's just shock loss, which is guaranteed with so many extractions. Please update again next month by replying to this comment so i can remember you Good luck Ok thank you. It's 3410 to be exact. I wasn't aware that the donor area can experience shockloss and in such an early state. I always thought it's just the rescipient area. 9 hours ago, baldbandito said: 3 weeks is too early to tell. Be patient and stay calm Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Ryan Daniel Posted September 20, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted September 20, 2022 Just now, HortonC said: Ok thank you. It's 3410 to be exact. I wasn't aware that the donor area can experience shockloss and in such an early state. I always thought it's just the rescipient area. Thank you! Yes certainly, sometimes donor area can take a 2 months to completely be restored back to normal I'm sure you'll be fine. Speak again soon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member pkipling Posted September 20, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted September 20, 2022 I think this can still turn around - and it's not uncommon for the donor to look like this early on. Mine continued to improve over the course of the year, I imagine due to shock loss, as well as the growth cycles of my hair taking a while to get into a rhythm again. So definitely don't worry or panic just yet, bc this doesn't look that alarming to me. 1 I am a patient advocate for Dr. Parsa Mohebi in Los Angeles, CA. My views/opinions are my own and don't necessarily reflect the opinions of Dr. Mohebi and his staff. Check out my hair loss website for photos FUE surgery by Dr. Mohebi on 7/31/14 2,001 grafts - Ones: 607; Twos: 925; Threes: 413; Fours: 56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member HortonC Posted September 20, 2022 Author Regular Member Share Posted September 20, 2022 19 minutes ago, pkipling said: I think this can still turn around - and it's not uncommon for the donor to look like this early on. Mine continued to improve over the course of the year, I imagine due to shock loss, as well as the growth cycles of my hair taking a while to get into a rhythm again. So definitely don't worry or panic just yet, bc this doesn't look that alarming to me. Thank you. How many months did it take for your donor to more or less fully recover from the shock loss? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member pkipling Posted September 26, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted September 26, 2022 On 9/20/2022 at 11:10 AM, HortonC said: Thank you. How many months did it take for your donor to more or less fully recover from the shock loss? I would say by months 8-12, the donor started to look more even and to the point that I was satisfied. It's still never going to look like an untouched scalp depending on how short I cut, certain times of year, etc., but it's satisfactory to me and I don't think anyone on the outside would notice anything out of the ordinary. 1 I am a patient advocate for Dr. Parsa Mohebi in Los Angeles, CA. My views/opinions are my own and don't necessarily reflect the opinions of Dr. Mohebi and his staff. Check out my hair loss website for photos FUE surgery by Dr. Mohebi on 7/31/14 2,001 grafts - Ones: 607; Twos: 925; Threes: 413; Fours: 56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Member Vann Posted September 28, 2022 Senior Member Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) I remember you asking whether to do FUE with Bicer or FUE+FUT with Pathomvanich. Do you mind sharing your immediate post op results with which ever surgeon you did it with? Also would you mind giving us some details about your journey (Meds, history, etc.)? Also, was your extractions all done on the back of the scalp and not on the sides? Edited September 28, 2022 by Vann Follow my first hair transplant journey 3,252 Grafts a minimum of 6,712 hairs June 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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